MONTREAL'S TOP CHEFS OPEN NEW RESTAURANTS

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In a small-ish such as Montreal,  it’s huge news when two famous chefs decide to open restaurants within weeks of each other.

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DELTA MONTREAL HOTEL AND THE GIRLS GETAWAY PACKAGE

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Shopping trip with the girls? The Delta Montreal is the hotel for you!

Last week, still glowing from a hot tub-sauna-and-manicure splurge followed by an afternoon spent in a heavenly bed, I ran into my neighbour Claudia, and told her: “I’m just back from trying out the girls’ getaway package at the Delta Montreal”.

With a quizzical look on her face, she immediately asked:

“Sounds  fun, but… what IS this getaway package, anyways?”

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CHICAGO'S TOP CHEF CHARLIE TROTTER IN MONTREAL TO HONOUR NORMAND LAPRISE

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It seems to be the thing, these days, to see celebrities flying in, making a splash, and flying out. Jean Paul Gaultier, überchef Gordon Ramsay – who’s opening a restaurant in town in February! – and also…. Charlie Trotter, who’s a veritable culinary legend in Chicago, where his restaurant Charlie Trotter’s has been among the highest-rated for as long as there have been reputable restaurant guides.

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F BAR AND BRASSERIE T!: THE TWO HOTTEST NEW RESTOS IN TOWN

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Montreal may not be New York, with dozens of media-crazed chefs and restaurateurs, but it has a vibrant yet easy-to-grasp restaurant scene, with a handful of true restaurant-world stars. Locals know them on a one-name basis: Picard. McMillan. Chuck. Ferreira. Laprise. These are some of the biggies. But more on this later… … More

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MEAL BREAKDOWN: EUROPEA

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As we sat at our table at the posh Europea, the other night, a friend turned to me and asked: “I wonder if it will be enough if I start with the gaspacho and have the mushroom pasta as a main course….”, to which I immediately answered: “Trust me, it will be more than enough, you have no idea what surprises you’ll get along the way…”. … More

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